Knitted glove and method of producing the same



G. STIBBE.

KNITTED GLOVE AND METHOD 0F PRODUCING THE SAME.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 12. 1920.

1 ,346, 5 l 7. Patented J uly 13, 1920.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

i The method-subject to modifications hereinafter mentioned-consists in first knitting a piece of circular fabric to form` the wrlst and part of the hand portion 1 (Fig. 4) up to the root of the thumb, after which knitting proceeds upon a certain number of the needles while the others remain outof action, the length of fabric formed by the said needles which continue in action needles and circular fabric is produced t0 complete the hand portion 1 ofthe glove up to the base or root of the fingers. `The length' of thumb fabric 2u is now found to be seamlessly united at each end with the the rhand portion. i After completing the and portion, ,knitting is continued upon certainv individualsets of" fabric l constitutin the needles to produce lengthsof fabric finger fabrics` For instance, certain "needlesmay continue in action while the othersare'- inactivethe operating needles producmg'rthe j:

fabric portionf or 6*? to'formione o outside fingers i. e. either the first or', fourth finger of the glove. The fabrics?,a and. may be made-,at different times or bothatl the same time, the needles producing same 'going out; ofaction lwhenfthej'partslarefinished, after which certainv otherf needles come into action and knit a lengthfl fabric to constitute one half of the nextfin'ger .e.

either the inside 4, 5 or outside,4b,.5b, of

the second or third fingers, this process being repeated to separately producethe said; len ths of fabric to constitute therequisite portions for the second and '1 :hird.

fabricsand may vbe :formed at the saine hal fingers, it bein arranged that the inside halves 4a', 5*? an outside halves 4b, 5b ofthesaid second and third fingers shall bek appropriately positioned-.upon opposite sides of the circular handfabric 1 to-come together and have theirrespective edges 4c, Zland 5,

first finger, and fourth finger vare 'formed'. g

'rfnumbersjof needles referred to are 'not bindwholel and the second and third fin ers are formed in halves. Briefiy stated-t ereforej the process may be said to consist in formin on the same machine a circular wrist an circularjfabric.nj

b ff bric* is" knitted' upon 58- hand portion having integral therewith a for the fingers, the `finger fabrics or lengths maybe formed in such a manner that they overlap one another at the base as shown in Fig. 5 and thus provide the additional yfor producing adjacent finger fabrics the number of loops 1n the circular course or courses of the glove in the re ion of the roots of the fingers can be ma e to exceed the maximum number of needles in the machine and consequently exceed also the An naximum number of loops 1n the clrcular courses o'fthe hand portion of the glove so that the additional-material requisite for the fingers explained.l

The process already described, mayadmit r of variation as regards the formation'of the :finger portions, that is to? sa it may be immaterial as vto whether one nger portion 424", 5, 5P and 6, (Fig. 5.)'tovconstitutefm f 'said finger fabricsy shall be formed at diff ferent times or two ormore of them' at the is formed 'before' `anothe r for whether the same time. V`Obviouslyj'it' may bean advantage vto proceed with jtlie finger formation in fingeny fabric. 3 for'the' first'- finger, then inside lhalf kofthe third finger, thenthe fabric 6a for the fourth finger followed by. the 'fabric 5*? for theoutside vhalf of thev third finger, and lastly the-fabric 4b. for the outside half of the second'. finger. Or this order might b elreversed. ,Or again finger vfabrics may 4beformedsimultaneously upon time asA also may be-thelseparate halves 4*".

les

.opposite sidesfofthecircular hand portion. For" example, the first andfourth finger.'`

0f third finger or thejfronthalf of one e. g. .4?" and theback half'5b of the otherofthese fingers maybe: formedand then the .halves 15%- and 4P-.:-r=

- 'Fo-facilitate .fthe clearcoinprehension off;

circular knitting fmachine, thej cylinder. vof

vthe improved process, a specific example of* theproduction of afglove blank upon ai i which is equipped 'with 160 needles, will nowbeudescribeiitbeing understood that the'.

86 is provided.. This will be hereinafter fully l .less wrist and hand and fingers integral .with

'40 f r' ous piece and having la circularly knit, seam# less wrist and hand and fingers integral with .the hand, the second and third .fingers being from the hand ortion 1 thus -pro ucing a thumb fabric'o provided with a ribffto'p4- e. `a 4ribbed vv-rist portion (noti shown)-r but when it is'tfo` havv this the `said, ribbed fin the usual manner.

fous piece .andhavin'g a circularly knit seaml, the finger.

tinuous piece and having, a' circularly knitted seamless wrist and hand and fingers integral with the hand, .each finger being knitted as a "flat, oppositely'selvage'd strip, the vfinger strips being eachv of twice the makethe thumb fabric extra'wide and sever theinn'erend of the loop at the f oint 2b the same character. as the finger fabrics 3? and 6"'(Fig .v5).g. The thumb -is com vleted by' joining ;ftogether 'theglongif length ofthe 'finger'and seamed along their i.tudin'a side edges,jclosingt -securin the said edges 'ati.tlie b'asefto'jthey-one side only, art o .the hand-portionfrom .which'the- 10 f 'thus' produced w 'ated down th'e'inside;A4 y

etipor end and ,opposite edges and'als'o across their bases of the thumb being formed as a liat oppositelyselv'aged strip integral 'with o op termlnation` was 'jsevered`.j j A' l thumb `the hand and se'anied only along'its opposite 75 'l1 have 'a 'sing1 esteam situ. edges.-

.-g That lmethod o fknitting aglove commayor may ,not be" prising' the following lsteps ''ki'i'it'ting a seamless wrist upon a circulariserie's of' needles; `then as an integral continuation thereof knit- `portion may be .run 'o1i 'ftinfr afseamless -ha'ridby circula-r knitting,

' v anr'ithen forming the finger strips as inI tegral continuations oftheseamless hand, the finger strips being of, twice the lengthof .The improved love What Iclaimthen isf' Q1, :Aknitted glove formed in one continu- 9. That method'o'f knitting aglove comtheha'nd, at least 'one ofthe finger strips prising` thefollowing steps: knittin a seambein'g seamed on the hand at the base side onlyv of such finger or fingersf` 1?: "'125 ous' pi ece and having a circularlyf knitted, 1 seamless wrist and hand and fingers integral fourth fingers '-asfiat, oppositely selvaged v vith` .the hand, the'second andjthir'd finger]y strips by reciprocating knitting and knitting j"" x 'str ipf being seained' to the' hand n 13. 1A knitted glove formed iuonefcvntlnllfknitting, to form fingerstrips each of douofpne less wrist upon ajcircular 'series o needles, then* l as anl integral continuation thereof knittinga seamless hand upony a circular 2.1' A knitted gloveformed in one continuseries-of needles; forming the first and at' the base "the second and third2 finger stripsas fiat, op-

of one'side onlynof'saidvfingers.-

positely' selvaged strips vby [reciprocating 95 `o'us pieceandhaving al circularly*kuitted-E blefinrger length.

l l'seamless wristand hand andngers integra l vtinuous piece andliaviiig a circularlvknitted seamless wrist and hand and fingers integral with the hand the first and' fourth fingers with 4the hand,' the second ande-third fi-nger" 85 Stri L "'of ie back of the handandbe'ing seamed '10. hat methodof lmitting a glove comprising the following steps; knitting a seamless wrist upon a circular series'. of needles, then as an integral continuation thereof knitting a seamless hand upon-a circular series of needles; forming first and 'fourth fingers as flat, .oppositely selvaged strips by'reciprocating knitting toproduce strips, and knitting the second `and third finger= strips as fiat, oppositely selvaged strips by ,reciprocating knitting to form finger strips each of double finger length,'and finally seaming the finger strips along their selvaged edges, the tops of the first and fourth fingers and the-bases of the second and third fingersifat one side of the hand and the upper portion thereof.

- 11. That'method of knitting a glove comprising the following steps: knitting a seamd'own their inner edges and thev less wrist upon a circular series of needles,

s being'formed as integral continuations 1'0.

seamedalong their opposite edges and across their bases at the inside of the hand 'and the top ofthe palm.

5. 4A knitted glove formed in'V 'one con- 11s being seamed second and third fingers being seamed along .then as an integral continuation thereof their opposite edges and across their basesv knitting the lower part of the hand upon a tinuous piece and having a circularly knit sealned alongtheir oppositejedges and alsoi. across their ba'sesonfone side only.

65 7. A` knitted' glove `f 1"u1ed inone con- 'hand and Seamed along its opposite edges.

circular series of needles then knitting the thumb as an integral continuation of the hand and as a fiat, oppositely selvaged strip of double the thumb lengthfby reciprocating knitting, continuing the knitting of the hand upon'the circular series ofneedles forming at the inside ofthe hand and the top of the palm, the thumb being integra-l with the 6.1L knitted 'glove formed in one con- Seamless wrist and fingers integral with the hand, each finger being knitted asa flat, opthe first and fourth fingers as flat, oppositely positely selvaged strip, the finder `strips beselvaged strips by reciprocating knitting and ing each of twice the length of fixe finger and knitting the second and third finger strips as flat, oppositely selvaged strips by reciproeating knitting to form. 4two finger .strips each of double finger' length," and finally 130 seaniing the finger strips along their selvaged edges, and along the bases of' the second and third fingers at one side of the hand and the upper portion thereof.

l2. That method of knitting a glove Comprising the following steps: knitting a seamless wrist upon a circular series of needles, then as an integral continuation thereof knitting the lower part of the hand upon a circular series of needles, then knitting -the thunlh as an integral continuation of' the hand and as a flat, oppositely selvaged strip of double the thumb length by reciprocating knitting, continuing the knitting of the hand upon the circular series of needles, forming the firstandfourth fingers as fiat, oppositely selvaged edges by reciprocating knitting, and knitting the second and third finger strips hy reciprocating knitting to form two finger strips each of double finger length, and finally seaming the finger strips along their selvaged edges, and along the bases of the second and third fingers and the top of the palm of the hand and the thumb l strips along their selvaged edges.

In testimony whereof I affix my slgnature in presence of two witnesses. 

